As parents, children's ministry pastors and volunteers, we have am amazing opportunity to help build a foundation of faith in our children's lives by intentionally praying for them. All of our teaching, modeling and interaction with children will have no effect on their hearts if God does not call them to Himself. It will all fall on deaf ears and hard hearts unless God does a redeeming work in them. If we spend hours pleading for the souls of the next generation, what might God be pleased to do in their lives?
Many scripture passages can easily be turned into prayers. By turning the keys ideas in a passage into prayer topics, prayer can become more focused and very powerful. As we pray scripture, we can discover God's heart as revealed in His Word and we can confidently pray for God's purposes in the lives of our children.
Will you join us over the next 10 days as we intentionally take the time to pray through a passage of scripture for our children and the next generation? Each afternoon, we will post a foundation verse taken from our newly refreshed nursery curriculum, A Sure Foundation, here on the blog. You can also follow along with us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter to be reminded each day to pray for the next generation.
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers.
The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous for the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
Take the challenge. Intentionally pray through a passage of scripture for your children and the next generation each day for 10 days!
Day 1: Psalm 1 Day 2: John 1:12-13 Day 3: Psalm 119:10-11 Day 4: Proverbs 4:20-27 Day 5: John 15:5 Day 6: Psalm 119:33-39 Day 7: Philippians 4:8 Day 8: Colossians 3:1-2 Day 9: Proverbs 6:20-23 Day 10: Psalm 63:1-4
